W.C.T.U. MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 17958, 3 May 1922, Page 8

W.C.T.U. MEETING

REPORT ON CONVENTION. Tho ordinary meeting of the Women's Christian Temperar.ro Union was held in the Hanover Street Baptist Hall yesterday afternoon. On the invitation of the, president (Mrs niel.fl. Mrs Loe-Cmvie, from Auckland, conducted the, devotional part of the mooting. In tho course of tier remarks sin-, gave a, most graphic and inlereslii'ig description of the Mnf-qim of Omar, which sho bar! recently visited. She concluded her short address by giving a. precis of tho great, loss sustained in every department of life- through (be rale of liquor, ami encouraged the workers not. to slacken effort until “the plaguo was driven from the la.ndC’ In connection with tho hostel proposal, it was decided to defer consideration of any such homo in tho meantime. The chief business of tho meeting was to hear a. report from Mrs M'Cartney, a. delegate to the Auckland convention. It was n, clear, concise, and comprehensive report of a scries of meetings, the, gist of which can only be hinted at. Mr Young, member for Waikato, said at the convention that the importance of the gathering justified a civic reception. He also said that he had been impelled to take, up his stand for Prohibition, as lie was convinuced that a sober people was (he best able to meet nationaj adversity. A most interesting feature of tho convention was the presence! of tax Maori delegates, one- of whom prayerfully and almost tearfully begged tho convention to do its utmost to prevent. tho sale of drink amongst their beloved people in the Fling Country. These delegates sang to the assembled members in their .native tongue, and led Hie devotions at one of the- meetings. On (he last day of tho convention a. letter was received from the Mayor of Hamilton thanking them for tho moral uplift which had been given to Hie district by Hie holding of the meetings, and for the decisive aland taken on public questions.